(Reuters) – Spotify said on Friday that Apple’s new plan to comply with the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) is “a complete and utter sham.”

Starting in March, developers will be able to offer alternative app stores on iPhones and avoid using Apple’s in-app payments system, which charges up to 30% commission under the block’s new rules.

However, under Apple’s new EU regime developers will still have to pay a “core technology fee” of 50 euro cents per user account per year.

“From the beginning, Apple has been clear that they don’t like the idea of ​​adhering to DMA. So they’ve created an undesirable alternative to the status quo,” the music streaming giant said Friday.

Spotify said it will have to pay a 17% commission if it stays in the App Store and offers its own in-app payments under the new terms.

Every developer can choose to remain on the same terms as today. And under the new terms, more than 99% of developers will pay Apple the same or less,” Apple said in an emailed statement to Reuters.

The bloc’s industry chief told Reuters exclusively on Friday that Apple would face tough action if changes to its App Store are not in line with the upcoming rules.

(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – Reuters)